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“Scarfolk is a town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979”

132 pointsby sjclemmyover 9 years ago

10 comments

mattkevanover 9 years ago
Scarfolk is amazing - the design is so well done. The &#x27;Discovering Scarfolk&#x27; book is a thing of wonder [1].<p>Can I also recommend the first series of &#x27;Look Around You&#x27; [2], for more 70s British strangeness. Thanks ants. Thants.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;Discovering-Scarfolk-Richard-Littler&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0091958482" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;Discovering-Scarfolk-Richard-Littler...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vimeo.com&#x2F;62218296" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vimeo.com&#x2F;62218296</a>
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paddyoloughlinover 9 years ago
Some of my favourites:<p>Watch out! There&#x27;s a politician about [1]<p>Whatever you do: DON&#x27;T [2]<p>Thought policy [3]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scarfolk.blogspot.it&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;watch-out-theres-politician-about.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scarfolk.blogspot.it&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;watch-out-theres-politic...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scarfolk.blogspot.it&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;the-dont-campaign-and-kak-1973.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scarfolk.blogspot.it&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;the-dont-campaign-and-ka...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scarfolk.blogspot.it&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;thought-policy-leaflet-1976.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scarfolk.blogspot.it&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;thought-policy-leaflet-1...</a>
dangover 9 years ago
The pop culture blog Dangerous Minds did a piece about this a while ago: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;dangerousminds.net&#x2F;comments&#x2F;welcome_to_scarfolk_the_most_twisted_english_village_of_the_1970s" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;dangerousminds.net&#x2F;comments&#x2F;welcome_to_scarfolk_the_m...</a>.
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codeulikeover 9 years ago
Please remember that 1 in 4 people make up nearly a third of the population. For more information please reread
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kintamanimattover 9 years ago
This is satire. Scarfolk is a fictional town.
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GauntletWizardover 9 years ago
This reads like a British version of Welcome to Night Vale.
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jimmcslimover 9 years ago
Seems somewhat in the same vein as The Prisoner.
neotekover 9 years ago
Anyone who enjoys this should absolutely watch This Is Jinsy[1], a British TV show based on essentially the same lines. It&#x27;s surreal, whimsical, lo-fi, and utterly hilarious.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;This_is_Jinsy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;This_is_Jinsy</a>
huacover 9 years ago
Very nice graphic design, though!
hckr1292over 9 years ago
Hilarious